How to Become a MA Medical Marijuana Patient

Obtain a MA Medical Marijuana Card

How to Get a MA Marijuana Card

Step 1: Must be 18 years of age or older and a resident of Massachusetts.

Step 2: Must have at least one medical marijuana qualifying condition listed below:

Cancer

Glaucoma

Positive status for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)

Hepatitis C

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

Crohn’s disease

Parkinson’s disease

Multiple sclerosis

and “debilitating” conditions as determined in writing by a doctor.

– “Debilitating” is defined as “causing weakness, cachexia, wasting syndrome, intractable pain (chronic pain), or nausea, or impairing strength or ability, and progressing to such an extent that one or more of a patient’s major life activities is substantially limited.” Contact a doctor to learn more.

Step 3: Contact and visit a Massachusetts medical marijuana doctor. If the doctor diagnoses you with a qualifying medical condition, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) will get you a Massachusetts medical marijuana card.